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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 28

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 225▼ 482 vs year ago 599 · −80.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 49▼ 129 vs year ago 230 · −56.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 45▼ 129 vs year ago 160 · −80.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, all replacements steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $388.77/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +32.09 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$388.77

8 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$48.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.90

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	425.00	2,359	2thin
Medium and Large 2	553	376.69	2,083	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.31/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

388.77

—

GA average6 barns · 45 hd

411.66

−22.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

+32.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $356.68 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,471	226.86	3,336	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	213.10	3,452	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,465	200.07	2,932	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	151.45	1,518	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,590	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,479	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,359	3thin

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	501.56/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,871	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	533.63/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,001	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	462.63/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,003	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	473.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,200	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	472.17/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,233	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,651	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,498	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,482	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	492.50/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,354	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	450.00/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,409	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	384.80/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,628	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,936	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	357.60/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,860	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	322.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,999	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	575.00/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,668	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,853	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	579.91/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,076	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	491.45/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,863	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	526.53/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,148	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	457.68/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,876	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	412.94/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,928	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	380.79/cwt	325.00–435.00	1,992	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	374.64/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,128	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,436	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	209.28/cwt	197.00–219.00	3,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,486	235.65/cwt	225.00–242.00	3,502	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	139.52/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,378	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,244	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	169.99/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,730	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	195.60/cwt	180.00–229.00	2,668	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,431	171.36/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,452	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,584	213.80/cwt	207.00–231.00	3,387	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	213.10/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,452	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	770	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	790	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	2,206.52/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,207	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,173	2,304.54/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,305	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	3,042.63/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,043	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,308	2,538.15/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,538	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Jan 28, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 225Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 49Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 45Year ago 160

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, all replacements steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	485.00–520.00	501.56
2	400–450	433	455.00–470.00	462.63
2	450–500	473	460.00–485.00	472.17
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	525.00–550.00	533.63
1	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
5	450–500	465	470.00–480.00	473.04
1	550–600	570	465.00	465.00
1	700–750	740	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	450.00–535.00	492.50
3	300–350	313	435.00–465.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	423	375.00–395.00	384.80
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	520	355.00–360.00	357.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	404.98
2	600–650	620	320.00–325.00	322.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	379	450.00–520.00	491.45
2	400–450	410	450.00–465.00	457.68
5	450–500	467	385.00–445.00	412.94
2	500–550	523	325.00–435.00	380.79
4	550–600	568	350.00–400.00	374.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	570.00–580.00	575.00
1	300–350	330	585.00	585.00
3	350–400	358	570.00–585.00	579.91
3	400–450	408	520.00–535.00	526.53
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	580	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	209.00–217.00	213.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,431	160.00–179.00	171.36
32	—	1,584	207.00–231.00	213.80
34	—	1,364	180.00–229.00	195.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	165.00–180.00	169.99
1	—	995	125.00	125.00
4	—	988	130.00–149.00	139.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	197.00–219.00	209.28
8	—	1,486	225.00–242.00	235.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,042.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,173	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,304.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,308	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,538.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,206.52

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.